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Age dynamics of persistent transverse lines in the tibia
Author(s) -
Garn Stanley M.,
Schwager Patricia M.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330270310
Subject(s) - tibia , transverse plane , distal tibia , anatomy , medicine
Among 246 adult subjects persistent transverse radiopaque lines at the distal aspect of the tibia were observed in 30% of women and 14% of men aged 25 to 50, and 14% of women and 8% of men aged 51 to 86. Measured from the distal end of the tibia, it was clear that the persistent transverse lines had been laid down in infancy and childhood rather than during puberty. There was evidence that the age‐associated decrease in transverse lines was due to cortical remodeling both endosteally and subperiosteally.